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Watch this video of the winning runs from Tim Carlson and Forrest Burki in the North Face Masters at Crystal Mountain, Washington.
Tim Carlson took first place, which got him a cool $5000 and Forrest Burki got 3rd, scoring himself some cash as well. These guys really showed how the Northwest can breed some insane snowboarders. They were competing against some heavy hitters out there like Lucas Debari and Xavier Delerue. The North Face Masters next stop will be in Kirkwood, California.Tim Carlson and Forrest Burki film with us here at Wildcard Movies and they have sick parts in our latest movie “The Saturday Night Ride.”

Tim Carlson Interview

Wildcard talked with Tim Carlson this afternoon on the phone as he prepares to head to the Mt Baker Banked Slalom.

You took second on the initial qualifier day…
“Qualifying was sick pow and it was mellow. I rode and charged but didn’t think it was totally amazing or anything. When I got to the bottom everyone was stoked on my run. It felt like taking a line I would take on an average day of snowboarding.”

Whats up your winning line?
“I picked the nastiest line and committed. It was icy and hard to step up. Not many people were willing to go for it in those types of conditions. I felt confident because Blair Habenicht and I studied the lines. I stayed at his condo, and we talked about the lines we were going to take. I took pictures from “The Throne” and totally dissected my line. I stuck with my line. I checked it out from below and it didn’t look as bad as it did from other places, so I decided to stick with it. I’m no good at backing out on that type of stuff.”

Interesting judging style at the Masters?
“The judges were spot on, it was a good gig. they were looking for the right thing.. I studied the lines they judged over the years and tried to understand what they were looking for. They want the most cliffs, for the riders to take a fall line run, don’t traverse. Each judge looks for different types of riding, some for big mt and others for freestyle tricks. Hetzel was looking for more flips.”

Final Thoughts?
“It was such a good time. I made the best of the conditions, it was icy, just charged and rode what I would normally ride. They are sending me down to Kirkwood for the finals. Stoked on that.”